Liberia Food Prices: Longitudinal Market Data for Essential Commodities

Liberia food price records for commodities like rice and maize across various markets, provided by the World Food Programme. The data spans from as early as 1992 to 2026, primarily consisting of monthly price observations.

Use Cases

• Analyzing price volatility of rice and maize in Liberian markets
• Forecasting food security trends based on historical fish and sugar price fluctuations
• Comparing market-level price disparities across different regions of Liberia

Strengths

• Sourced from the World Food Programme Price Database
• Covers essential commodities like maize, rice, and beans
• Includes longitudinal data spanning over two decades for certain regions

Limitations

• Temporal gaps in reporting for specific markets
• Lack of column-level metadata in the provided source description
• Potential inconsistency in reporting frequency between weekly and monthly updates

Provenance

Source

World Food Programme (WFP) Price Database

Collection Method

Market monitoring and surveys

Time Range

1992-2026

Freshness

Updated weekly with a mix of weekly and monthly data points.

Geography

Liberia